Darkbodbod

It might be an illness but that doesn't mean there was no choice in the matter. Don't make excuses for him like that.

He CHOSE to molest a child. He may not have chosen to be attracted to children, but he could have got help if he really fucking wanted to. It was his choice to horrifically damage a young child for the rest of their life, regardless of illness he made a choice.

If a parent has to hit their child to teach them respect it means they as a parent failed to teach it to them in healthy ways. If you are forced to physically harm your child it just shows that you as a parent have failed.